France

March 2018

Sires Report

Iznogoud: Alternative blood, new family – top genetics

In the English language, the name “Iznogoud” might seem to be a peculiar choice. After all, it sounds like “Is no good” and that would sell the bull short. Way...

March 2018

Sires Report

First the Daughters, now the Sons – Yoder’s Impressive Balance as Sire of Sons

To find an answer as to which sons of the exceptional Mogul are having the largest influence on the breed is not an easy task. Many of them convince with...

March 2019

Sires Report

Do you still recognize this Mountain son?

He looks at you sternly. Maintains a steady gaze. Yes, indeed, so it was when Han Hopman photographed this bull 18 years ago. Because Jesther – that is who we...

June 2018

Sires Report

Frist PJP: The Great Type Bull of France

Once in a while a true outlier comes along who defies the odds and remains at the top of the list for an extended period of time. When it comes...

March 2019

Sires Report

Intriguing Sires - Fullmarks & Nantais & Gigabyte

Sandy-Valley Eternity is without doubt a female breed phenomenon, that will sustainably leave her marks in the population. This attractive VG-88 (2yr) Rubicon, a great granddaughter of the not less...

February 2019

Cow Families

The amazing discovery of the french family Diablesse

The career of the Diablesse family is quite unusual. This bloodline was completely unknown some years ago, but now it is a popular source for bull dams and young AI...

February 2019

Sires Report

BullTalk - February 2019

We gave you a tip about him earlier already, the successful sire of sons for Red Holsteins: Mr Salvatore. In Canada, Germany and the US, we find numerous attractive sons....

February 2019

Sires Report

Intriguing Sires - Barcley & Jingle & Millington

It was the first 24 daughters with production data and 46 daughters with classification data that lifted the Balisto son Barcley to Nr.2 on the German top-list. The December debut...

January 2019

Sires Report

BullTalk - January 2019

He is now more than 6 years old but continues to work hard. ‘He is still the most sold bull at Select,’ says Jeff Ziegler from owner Select Sires. ‘Bacon-Hill...

December 2018

Sires Report

Focus on - December 2018

In contrast to beta casein, whose ideal form is A2A2, the kappa casein variant has real economic meaning. Milk from cows with the ideal genotype of BB can give a...

December 2018

Sires Report

BullTalk - December 2018

Those who thought that genomics would eliminate them… are mistaken! They still exist, the tenacious super-millionaires. In October, we reported that the 15-year-old Planet passed the milestone of 1.5 million...

November 2018

Sires Report

BullTalk - November 2018

He is one of the top-5 highest gTPI Red Holstein bulls and is widely available: Rhala-Re Blues-Red. Good for 2664 gTPI, owned by AI Total, a son of Salvatore (see...